Sponsor a Widow

$65/month for 24 months

We continually interview and approve more widows. They are prayerfully asking for your consideration in giving them a new life filled with hope. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email or to call us. Your sponsorship is life-changing! The needs is endless!

Samante Silantoi

NKU-WM52

     Samante did not attend school.  Her family married her off at the very tender age of around 10.  She was married four years before giving birth to her first child.  Her husband passed away 10 years ago from cancer, leaving her with six children to care for.  Samante supports her family the best she can by herding her few animals.  She currently has 3 cows, 5 goats and 5 sheep.

     Samante comes from the Maasai community of Nkoisusu Hope Center.  There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community.  Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water, they then have to look for firewood for cooking and washing clothes by hand.  The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5 mile walk if not longer.

Noorbeleloni Nao

NKU-WM53

     Noorbeleoni did not attend school.  When she was given in marriage at the age of 12, she became the second wife of her husband, who died suddenly six years ago of an unknown illness.  This left Noorbeleoni with five children to support and raise on her own.  Up until a recently, she has supported her family by gathering firewood in the forest and selling it to others in town. The Kenyan government has recently forbidden the collection of firewood to be used for selling.  It can only be gathered for use in one’s own home.  This is forcing Noorbeleoni as well as many other widows to seek another source of income to support their families.

     Noorbeleloni comes from the Maasai community of Nkoisusu Hope Center.  There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community.  Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water, they then have to look for firewood for cooking and washing clothes by hand.  The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5 mile walk if not longer.

Nooretet Neelian

NKU-WM54

     Nooretet never had the opportunity to attend school.  When she married at the age of 18 she became the second wife of her husband.  They had seven children of their own and then Nooretet also took in an orphan child as her own.  Her husband died ten years ago from the consequences of a terrible fall which broke his leg.  His family came and took all of her animals but fortunately did not take the land.   She supports her family by purchasing sugar wholesale and then reselling it in smaller quantities at the weekly market. 

     Nooretet comes from the Maasai community of Nkoisusu Hope Center.  There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community.  Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water, they then have to look for firewood for cooking and washing clothes by hand.  The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5 mile walk if not longer.

Noonkirupi Nayli

NKU-WM55

     Noonkirupi did not attend school, partly because she was married off at the very tender age of ten, (before she started menstruating).  She was the second wife to her husband. (the sister wife is NKU-WM25, Noolkiruti Naiji)   He passed away in 2019 during stomach surgery.  She was left with five children to support and raise.  It is very difficult for her to support the family since the time she was herding her animals and she was attacked by a buffalo.  These attacks are almost always deadly. It is a miracle that she survived, but she is continually in pain from that incident. 

     Noonkirupi comes from the Maasai community of Nkoisusu Hope Center.  There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community.  Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water, they then have to look for firewood for cooking and washing clothes by hand.  The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5 mile walk if not longer.

Karsis Lolturot

ILK-WM29

     Karsis was very young when she was married, probably around the age of 10. Because of being so young, she did not have the opportunity to attend school. She was married for 3 years before giving birth to her first of six children. She was the third wife of four. Between the four wives they had 30 children. Her husband died 10 years ago from an illness. His family tried to take her land from herself and the other three wives. She has supported herself and her children by doing bead work that she sells in shops and markets. Her biggest struggle is her youngest child, who should be in class 8, needs to stay home because she does not have the school fees to allow him to attend school.

     Karsis comes from the Maasai community of Ilkerine. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Her daily work consists of milking any animals she has and walking long distances to fetch water that she carries home on her back.  After fetching water, she then has to look for firewood, and also washes clothes by hand. The closest town to purchase essentials is at least a 5 mile walk if not further. 

Meliyio Kool

ILK-WM28

     Meliyio was married at the age of 15 and was her husband’s only wife. Even though she was a teenager when married, she did not have the opportunity to attend school. They were married for only a year and a half when he died quite suddenly from what started as a nose bleed, this was 24 years ago. Maasai culture does not allow the woman to remarry, but it does allow for them to bear more children after her husband’s death. In all, Meliyio had nine children, one with her husband and the rest after his passing. 
     The family took all of the livestock and tried to take the land when her husband died. She supports her family by doing bead work. She also sells chai and chapti (a flat bread like tortillas) in town at the slaughter house. She makes about 100/ksh a day (.80 cents) and around 600/ksh a week ($4.50) Her biggest challenges are getting work and paying for her children’s school fees. Sometimes she returns home without having sold any of her chai.

     Meliyio comes from the Maasai community of Ilkerine. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Her daily work consists of milking any animals she has and walking long distances to fetch water that she carries home on her back.  After fetching water, she then has to look for firewood, and also washes clothes by hand. The closest town to purchase essentials is at least a 5 mile walk if not further. 

Monica Suuji

OLO-WM18

     Monica never had the opportunity to attend school.  Her family married her off at a very young age, between the ages of 10-12.  She was the first of two wives.  Her husband died five years ago from an unknown illness.  Two of her daughters are married leaving her with six children at home to take care of.  She supports her family by purchasing sugar at wholesale and reselling in smaller quantities at the weekly market.  She currently has 10 cows, 20 sheep & 10 goats.  Her biggest struggle is being able to afford school fees for her children. 

     Monica comes from the Maasai community of Oloototo Hope Center. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water they then have to look for firewood for cooking, and washing clothes by hand. The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5-mile walk if not longer.

Nailepu Enole Sadera

OLO-WM19

     Nailepu did not attend school but instead was married when she was between the ages of 10-12.  She was the second wife.  Her husband passed away just two years after she was married, when her first child was only seven months old.  Her husband had gone looking for some missing donkeys with another man and they were ambushed by men from the Kalengin tribe (at the time there was a lot of unrest between the Maasai & Kalengin tribes)  both men were killed.  After her husband died, Nailepu had five more children, which Maasai culture allows even though they do not allow her  to remarry.  She supports herself and her family by doing laundry for others, mudding houses and by selling sugar on market days. Her biggest challenges are paying school fees and providing enough food for her family.  

     Nailepu comes from the Maasai community of Oloototo Hope Center. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water they then have to look for firewood for cooking, and washing clothes by hand. The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5-mile walk if not longer.

Kiraposho Nkurra

OLO-WM20

     Kiraposho never attended school and was married when she was between the ages of 10-12 years of age.  She had her first child a year after she was married.  She was the fourth wife.  Between the four wives they had a combined family of 30 children.   Her husband passed away three years ago, leaving her with seven children to support.  Kiraposho used to be able to support her family by working in the irrigation gardens harvesting tomatoes and selling them at market.  The ongoing drought no longer makes this possible.  Her biggest challenge is feeding her family.

     Kiraposho comes from the Maasai community of Oloototo Hope Center. There is nothing easy about life in this rural, remote community. Their daily work consists of milking any animals they have and walking long distances to fetch water that they carry home on their backs.  After fetching water they then have to look for firewood for cooking, and washing clothes by hand. The closest market to purchase essentials is at least a 5-mile walk if not longer.